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  Data product search using related conceptsRelated Patent Categories: Data Processing: Database And File Management Or Data Structures, Database Or File Accessing, Query Processing (i.e., Searching), Query Augmenting And Refining (e.g., Inexact Access)The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070168344. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates generally to computer software and, more specifically, to conducting a search using related concepts. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Current implementations of web search systems perform adequately for finding some of the websites that may have the information a user seeks. However, the search results commonly contain many sites that have little to do with what the user actually wanted to find, either because the user used insufficient terms to identify the pages, phrased the query poorly or was unfamiliar with correct terms necessary to find the pages. [0003] Current technology only allows users to use a hit and miss style of searching. Users will enter a word that they feel is related to the desired search result. Then if the result is not in the first 2 pages of results they may consider the search a failure. The process then starts over again, requiring the user to further narrow their search. [0004] Finally, when a user searches a word, such as "bass," is the user searching for sites on fishing, guitars, shoes, a graphics designer, a congressman, or the English Ale. Somewhere in the 40 to 50 million sites returned by the query the pages the user seeks can be found. Therefore there exists the need for a search that leads the user to the correct query or significant terms to narrow a search to relevant pages using a network of related pages. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] The present invention includes systems and methods for searching data. A search for related terms is performed using at least one searchable term. A ranked list of terms found in the search is returned and the ranked list is displayed to a user. The user, in one embodiment, then modifies the weight of terms in the ranked list or one of the search terms or adds a new term to the query. Another search is performed based on the modification with a new ranked list. The new ranked list is displayed on a graphical user interface. Alternatively, a search for data products is performed using at least one searchable term. A ranked list of data products and significant terms within each data product are returned and the ranked list is displayed to a user. The user, in one embodiment, then modifies the weight of terms in the ranked list or one of the search terms or adds a new term to the query. Another search is performed based on the modification with a new ranked list. The new ranked list is displayed on a graphical user interface. In a third alternative, a search for similar queries is performed using at least one searchable term. A ranked list of similar queries and the data products accessible from the queries are returned and the ranked list is displayed to a user. The user, in one embodiment, then modifies the weight of terms in the ranked list or one of the search terms or adds a new term to the query. Another search is performed based on the modification with a new ranked list. The new ranked list is displayed on a graphical user interface. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0006] The preferred and alternative embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the following drawings. [0007] FIG. 1 shows an example system for executing a search based on related concepts; [0008] FIG. 2 shows an example method formed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; [0009] FIG. 3 shows an example method for parsing data products and retrieving words in accordance with a first embodiment; [0010] FIG. 4 shows a method for weighting terms in data products in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; [0011] FIG. 5 shows an example method for searching based upon complex terms in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; [0012] FIG. 6A shows an embodiment of optionally executing any of 3 search functions in accordance with another embodiment; [0013] FIG. 6B shows an embodiment of producing a list of related terms for a query in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; [0014] FIG. 6C shows an embodiment of producing a list of data products for a query in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; [0015] FIG. 6D shows an example method for determining which data products satisfy a query and how closely a given data product matches a query, in accordance with another embodiment; [0016] FIG. 7 shows an example method for determining additional search terms by offering synonyms and spelling suggestions during a search in a preferred embodiment; [0017] FIG. 8 shows an example method for altering the significance of a search term in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; [0018] FIG. 9 shows an example method for selecting data products in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; [0019] FIG. 10 shows an example method for selecting data products in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; [0020] FIG. 11 shows major database relationship tables formed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; Continue reading... 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